Kanji: 止

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	止 Radical name: とめる
Meaning:	Stop, halt
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 300 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	止(と)まる	to come to a halt
N4	止(と)める	to stop something
N4	止(や)む	to stop
N4	止(や)める	to stop
N3	禁止(きんし)	prohibition, ban
N3	中止(ちゅうし)	suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption
N3	止(よ)す	to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give up
N2	立(た)ち止(ど)まる	to stop, to halt, to stand still
N2	停止(ていし)	suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban
N2	引(ひ)き止(と)める	to detain, to check, to restrain
N2	防止(ぼうし)	prevention, check
N1	受(う)け止(と)める	to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take
N1	静止(せいし)	stillness, repose, standing still
N1	阻止(そし)	obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction
N1	止(とど)まる	to be limited to
N1	止(とど)める	to stop, to cease, to put an end to
N1	廃止(はいし)	abolition, repeal
N1	止(や)むを得(え)ない	cannot be helped, unavoidable
N1	呼(よ)び止(と)める	to challenge, to call somebody to halt